Article made from reeds, ratan, or the like.



G. B. PFENNIGHAUSEN & G. OKERPELT. ARTICLE MADE FROM REEDS, RATAN, 011 THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED PEB.13,1909.

Patented Nov. 2, 1909.

all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, GOTHARD E. PFEN- IGI-IAUSEN, a citizen of the United States, nd a resident of WVethersfield, in the county f Hartford and State of Connecticut, and

UST OKERFELT, a citizen of the United tates, and a resident of Hartford, in the ounty of Hartford and State of Connecti- -ut, have invented certain new and useful mproveinents in Articles Made from Reeds, tatan, or the Like, of which the following s a specification.

Our invention relates generally to the -lass of articles including wickerwork contruction in a portion at least of said artiles, and the object of our invention is genrally to provide such a structure having lumerous novel features of advantage and itility.

A form of device embodying our invenion and containing the advantages herein et out and in the manufacture and use of vhich the objects sought may be attained is llustrated in the accompanying drawings in hich Figure l is a perspective View of a chair elected for the purpose of illustrating the \pplication of our invention. Fig. 2 is a 'ragmentary view, scale enlarged over Fig. of a portion of the arm of a chair showng a roll containing our invention. Fig.

is a detail view of a portion of the rail f an arm of the form of construction shown n Fig. 2 and illustrating the manner of at- "aching one form of stake. Fig. at is a deail view in cross section through a chair rm embodying the construction of Fig. 2 r 3. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary View showing slightly different form of construction eni- )odying the invention. Fig. 6 is a View in ross section through a structure of the form hown in Fig. 5.

While the invention is capable of adaptaion in structures of various kinds and forms, t is especially applicable to what is known s the roll of an article of wicker furniure, and for this reason the roll of the rm of a chair has been selected for the I urpose of illustration and description heren, but it will be understood that in this seection we do not limit the invention to any pecified kind of article or any particular 0 ortion thereof.

In the general construction of wicker ork there are employed crosswise or base Specification of Letters Patent.

UNITED stra'rnsi nrnn'r Brion.

OTHARD E. PFENNIGHAUSEN, OF YVETI-IERSFIELD, AND GUST OKERFELT, OF HART- FORD, CONNECTICUT.

ARTICLE MADE FROM REEDS, RATAN, OR THE LIKE.

Patented Nov. 2, 1909.

Application filed February 13, 1909. Serial No. 477,780.

strands commonly called stakes and lengthwise strands which are woven in and out in various ways among the stakes. In the structure herein shown a majority of the lengthwise strands are passed entirely over and under the stakes as a whole, producing a wave-like effect, which it is desired to emphasize as much as possible, and in order to do this the stakes should have the greatest degree of stifiness in order to preserve their original form and therefore to prevent bending by the lengthwise strands, and all the flexibility required to form the structure should reside in said lengthwise strands. An effective manner of accomplishing this purpose is to shape the stakes into final form and complete their construction before the lengthwise strands are placed or made a part of the structure.

'When this structure takes the shape of a roll the stakes are each given the proper curved form, being wet in the usual manner for this purpose, and are then thoroughly dried, in which condition they are secured to the rail forming the support therefor and for the structure.

In order to provide a neat and finished edge for the part the stakes are formed at their ends with an engaging loop, which loops all lie in the same plane, in the preferred form the stakes being of U-shape, the bend of which is located at said edge, and by inserting one or more of the lengthwise strands through the stakes between the branches of a portion at least a lock is formed for the lengthwise strands that holds them securely in position and without increasing the thickness of the edge. Both ends of each U-shaped stake are secured to the supporting rail when both branches extend thereto, thus providing a very strong fabric absolutely free from any projecting ends liable to become loosened, and also effecting a saving in the use of the stake, as by this construction and especially when both ends of each stake are secured inthe rail, less stock is required than in prior forms of construction, in which, in order to properly secure the stakes, one end of each is laced in and out along the edge of the structure.

One form of device embodying these ad vantages in its construction is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which the letter a denotes a rocking-chair as a whole having wicker-work 10 forming the border for the back and constituting a portion of the arms of the chair and providing a finish common to devices of this class. This rim or border may be of curved form as shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 4, or flat, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, or of any other desired form.

The numeral 11 denotes a support or rail secured in any desired manner to or forming a part of the article to bear the structure, and the stakes 12 are secured to this rail. These stakes are each formed with av loop to be located at the edge or border of the rim, in the preferred form of construction said stakes being of U-shape, the end of each branch being secured as in a recess formed in the rail. These stakes are given their final form and are thoroughly dried before they are secured in place in the rail. The lengthwise strands 13 are now woven into the structure in any desired manner, in the preferred form and as shown herein each strand except at the edge being passed alternately over and under both the branches of the successive stakes, and the adjacent strands also lie alternately on the upper and under sides of the complete stakes. It will be understood, however, that we contemplate as within our invention any manner of weaving the majority of the lengthwise strands so long as one or more of such strands located at the edge are passed through the loops 1 1 at what may be termed the free edge 15 of the structure. It will be noted that the branches of each of the stakes shown in Fig. 2 are located quite near together, while in Fig. 3 they are located farther apart. In other respects the structure embodying this latter form of stake would be the same as that of Figs. 2 and 4, except that the waves would be wider.

In the structure illustrated in Figs. 5 and G a flat rim or border is produced, but otherwise it is the same as that of Figs. 2 and 4 as to general construction, and the same as that of Fig. 3 as to relative location of the branches of the stakes, but it will be understood that these branches may be given the same relative location as in the structure of Fig. 2, if desired.

Vhile we have shown and described herein one means of forming the loop 14 to lock and hold the lengthwise strands in place, this does not constitute all the means contemplated by the invention, and it will be understood that this construction as well as that of other parts of the device, may be departed from to a greater or lesser extent without avoiding the invention, and we do not therefore limit ourselves to the precise construction shown.

We claim 1. A support, stakes secured to said supwoven with the st-akes, the strand at the end,

thereof passing through said loops. I

8. A support, U-shaped stakes extending from the support with each branch secured thereto, and lengthwise strands interwoven with said stakes, the strand located at the ends of the stakes passing through the loops formed by said U-shaped stakes.

t. A support having recesses, stakes having their ends secured in said recesses and with loops formed at the outer ends of the stakes, and lengthwise strands interwoven with the stakes, the strand located at the outer ends of the stakes interlocking with said loops.

5. A support, stakes projecting from the support and formed to U-shape providing a loop at the end and with each branch secured to the support, and a plural number of lengthwise strands interwoven with the stakes, a plural number of said strands located at the ends of the stakes being woven through said loops.

6. A support, stakes projecting from the support and each secured thereto, said stakes having loops at their outer ends, lengthwise strands each passed alternately over and under an entire stake,the strand at the end of the stakes passing through said loops to lock the ,endwise strand in position.

GOTHARD E. PFENNIGHAUSEN; ensr OKERFELT.

lVitnesses CLIFFORD C. MIX, JOHN J. FrrzoIBBoN. 

